I am looking into instructing a qigong class for our community college and trying to set up a short syllabus that would be good for a 1 hour once a week, 5-7 week program. I am thinking of zhan zhuang, 8 Brocades and short marrow washing as demonstrated on Ken Cohen tape. My goal is to describe/explain proper posture, breathing, yi, of zhan zhuang and for 8 Brocades explain connection of exercises to meridians. I am trying to envision taking an hour to run through/explain the various exercises: 10-15 min, standing; 10 minutes 8 Brocades, perhaps 6-8 mins marrow washing (little short of an hour but I figure you need to "break" in between exercise groups to let it sift in). Lot of information but thinking repetition in each class will get folks started on qigong. I know some folks do soaring crane and 18 lohan but these seem to be a lot to add to these more simple exercises not wanting to overwhelm folks before they can get into it.
Anyone have any ideas positive or negative on this sort of a program? Thanks Vic in IL